Entry requirements

General entry requirements and Physics 2, Chemistry 1, Mathematics 3c/Mathematics D

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, students should be able to

• describe some common tasks for an engineer within the field of industrial development and give examples of some local and national companies where these occur,
• discuss the importance of sustainable development from an industrial perspective,
• plan and carry out an oral presentation,
• apply the basics of writing technical reports with regard to structure and reference management,
• use the computer systems that are required for the introductory courses within the programme and apply the rules for using the university's IT systems,
• give an account of equal opportunities/equal treatment with respect to different grounds of discrimination,
• search in the library databases, and search and critically review technical information,
• reflect on etical approaches in relation to the professional role,
• reflect on studie technique based on the Swedish educational system for higher education.

Content

Overview of the programme's learning outcomes and content. The future professional role. Introduction to sustainable development. The university's computer systems and networks and the ethical rules for their use. Introduction to common software, with focus on calculating software and visualisation of data. Information retrieval. Basics of technical report writing, reference management, plagiarism, quotations and oral presentation. Learning at University level and study technique. Equal opportunities/equal treatment with respect to all grounds of discrimination. Introduction to the terms ethics and sustainable development. Economical, social and ecological sustainability. Planetary boundaries and challenges related to resource usage.

Instruction

Lectures, laboratory sessions, guest lectures and study visits.

Assessment

Active participation at study visits and seminars (3 credits) and oral and written presentation of assignments (2 credits)

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding targeted pedagogical support from the university's disability coordinator.